This man just became richer than Warren Buffett

By Benjamin SnyderManaging Editor
Benjamin SnyderManaging Editor

Benjamin Snyder is Fortune's managing editor, leading operations for the newsroom.

Prior to rejoining Fortune, he was a managing editor at Business Insider and has worked as an editor for Bloomberg, LinkedIn and CNBC, covering leadership stories, sports business, careers and business news. He started his career as a breaking news reporter at Fortune in 2014.

Amancio Ortega, founder of clothing retailer Zara, is now the second-richest man in the world, knocking legendary investor Warren Buffett into third place.

The 79-year-old, who hails from Spain, is worth over $71.5 billion as of June 2, 2015, according to Bloomberg.

Bill Gates remains the world’s richest man with a net worth of over $85.5 billion.

Buffett’s net worth of $70.2 billion — over $1 billion shy of Ortega’s new total — drops him down into third.

According to Business Insider:

Ortega founded fast-fashion giant Zara with his then-wife Rosalia in 1975. Today, his retail company Intidex SA — which owns Zara, as well as Massimo Dutti and Pull&Bear — has over 6,600 outposts around the world. Zara in of itself is changing retail forever.

Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently became a billionaire for the first time, as stock in the bank surged. He now has an estimated $1.1 billion net worth.